ChrisUK

Hi - thanks for the response. I do have a booking which is cancellable at 24 hours notice, so it's not desperate ! I know November/December can be a pain, but I did end up with a very good deal last year at the 70 Park Avenue hotel which was fantastic (US$140 per night). I wasn't aware I could use the .com site - in the past I've had real problems entering my Credit Card details as my address is UK format, not US format. I'll give it another go to try and give betterbidding some credit as they certainly deserve it :-) Chris

I've followed the suggested strategies for bidding for a 4* hotel and just cannot get one to 'pop out' of the system. So far I've gone up to a bid of GBP130 (which is around US$200) with no success. I don't really want to split my bid (although I understand this is a fairly lengthy stay). Does anyone have any suggestions as to why it's so pricy ? I'm missing Thanksgiving and am unaware of anything else going on. Obviously I do have plenty of time :-) Chris (oops, forgot to say any of the Manhattan zones are fine - and I've followed the suggested bidding zone order).